Regattas and marine parades: Blue Angels Airshow,

[Federal Register: April 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 77)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 19715]

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[DOCID:fr22ap99-10]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-021]

Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, Maryland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations at 33 CFR 100.511 during the Blue Angels Airshow, an aerial demonstration to be held May 23 and 24, 1999, over the waters of Spa Creek and the Severn River, near the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. These Special local regulations are necessary to control vessel traffic in the vicinity of the U.S. Naval Academy due to the confined nature of the waterway and expected vessel congestion during the airshow. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the regulated area for the safety of spectators and vessels transiting the event area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.511 is effective from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 23, 1999 and from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. on May 24, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer R.L. Houck, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-1971, (410) 576-2674.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Naval Academy will sponsor the Blue Angels Airshow over the Severn River near the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. The event will consist of 6 high performance jet aircraft flying at low altitudes in formation over the Severn River. Therefore, to ensure the safety of spectators and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.511 will be in effect for the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.511, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it receives permission from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor outside the regulated area but may not block a navigable channel. Because these restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should not result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.

Dated: April 6, 1999. Roger T. Rufe, Jr., Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 99-10111Filed4-21-99; 8:45 am]

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